Carlsbad Girl Scout going for gold

Carlsbad High School junior Jackie Nakamura, who works with kids in the in the Kids’ Care program, is trying to earn a Gold Award from the Girl Scouts. The award is the highest recognition offered by the organization. Jamie Scott Lytle

Carlsbad High School junior Jackie Nakamura, who works with kids in the in the Kids’ Care program, is trying to earn a Gold Award from the Girl Scouts. The award is the highest recognition offered by the organization. Jamie Scott Lytle

On Friday, Jackie led children in reading stories about fairness from books she found in the Carlsbad Library and played a song about fairness she found online.

In the theme of Valentine’s Day, she also organized a candy hunt with children.

“I said, ‘What would be a fair amount for everybody to get in the classroom?’” she said. “I told them, ‘Would it be fair if one person only got one and another got seven or eight?’ They said no, that wouldn’t be fair.”

Georgiana Lapp, Kids’ Care site director at Pacific Rim, said Jackie is doing a fantastic job with the children.

“She comes in very prepared and she always brings her entourage with her to help,” she said. “We have teachers here, and they help supervise, but she has it under control.”

Out of 31,000 Girl Scouts in San Diego County, 28 Scouts in North County are working on Gold Awards, said Mary Doyle, director of communications with Girl Scouts San Diego.